Communications

Second Sunday event at the Cathlapotle Plankhouse:
"The Confluence Project, Exploring History, culture, and ecology along the Columbia River

Where:  Cathlapotle Plankhouse at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge:  28908 NW Main Ave, Ridgefield, WA 98642

When:  July 12, 2015
12pm - 4pm: Plankhouse Tours and Children's Activities
Tour the Plankhouse on your own or guided by our experienced volunteers. Children's activities will be available, and Refuge binoculars will be available to use on the trail.

1:00 pm: Naturalist Led Hike
2:00pm: The Confluence Project, Exploring History, culture, and ecology along the Columbia River, Presented by Colin Fogarty, Executive Director, the Confluence Project.

Cost: Refuge admission is $3 per vehicle

"Confluence is a bold and ambitious attempt to look back seven generations as a way to look forward seven generations on.... it is a call to reflect, discover and connect to this larger history. The first step in that process is to listen." 

- Colin Fogarty, Executive Director, Confluence

At 2:00 pm, Join Confluence Executive Director, Colin Fogarty, at the Cathlapotle Plankhouse as he shares the ways that the Confluence is connecting people to place through art and education. By collaborating with Northwest communities, tribes and celebrated artist Maya Lin, Confluence is able to share stories of the Columbia River through six public art installations, educational programs, community engagement, and digital experiences. At 1:00pm join a Refuge Naturalist for a hike down the Oaks to Wetlands trail, and learn about the plants and animals that call the Refuge home. From 12-4, the Plankhouse will be open for visitors, and there will be activities for families to connect with the culture and wildlife at the plankhouse. You can also check out the ample wildlife watching opportunities on the River 'S' Unit Auto Tour Driving Route. Check the Friends website ridgefieldfriends.org for maps of Refuge trails, or contact Plankhouse Director Sarah Hill at sarah_hill@fws.gov, or call (360) 887-4106.

For wheelchair access to this event, please contact Sarah prior to the event date.  

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Cathlapotle Plankhouse, and the house will now be open weekends from12pm-4pm. Every second Sunday of the month the Plankhouse will host a special event with speakers, guided hikes, and children's activities. For more information on the upcoming events, visit www.ridgefieldfriends.org/plankhouse/programs . 

Funding for these programs has been generously provided by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, the Community Foundation for SW Washington, and Umpqua Bank. 

The Cathlapotle Plankhouse is a modern Chinookan Plankhouse built to interpret the Chinookan village of Cathlapotle that once existed on what is today Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge property.  At the time Lewis and Clark visited Cathlapotle, it had 14 large plankhouses and a population of over 900 people.  The modern Cathlapotle Plankhouse is used to provide educational programs to youth and the general public through our Lifeways, Landscapes, and Wildlife Interpretive Program.  To learn more about the Plankhouse visit www.ridgefieldfriends.org or contact Sarah Hill at Sarah_Hill@fws.gov or (360) 887-4106.

The Columbia Slough Watershed Council works to connect the commnity with the watershed through restoration, recreation and education. Be a part of our mission by joining our Volunteer Outreach Team!

Outreach volunteers represent the Columbia Slough Watershed Council at farmers markets, paddling festivals, street fairs and outdoor festivals all around North and North East Portland. The Outreach Team shares our mission to foster action to protect, enhance, restore and revitalize the Slough with the community. Volunteers engage event-goers in conversation, field questions about the organization and its events and provide general enthusiasm around all things Slough-related! New to the Slough? It's ok! We'll train you.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Enthusiastically represent the Council at various festivals and events
• Engage in conversation with the public around Council events and programs
• Maintain and care for outreach materials

Minimum Qualifications

• Strong communication, teamwork and leadership skills
• Able to work in variable outdoor conditions
• Able to take direction and initiative

Register for the training!

Read the full position description and find out how to apply and register for our Spring training. Check out all our other neat volunteer opportunities.

Join us October 22 for the first presentation in our River Professors series.

David Harrelson will speak about The Native People of the Tualatin River, Past, Present and Future Directions.

David Harrelson is Kalapuya and a member of The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon. David works for his community as the Program Manager of the Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) at Grand Ronde. David's interests include the cultural use of plants, contact era history of the Pacific Northwest, and maintenance of ecological systems through traditional land management.

This talk is presented as a cooperative effort of Tigard Library, Tualatin Riverkeepers and The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon.

October 22, 2014
TIME 6:00PM TO 8:00PM
TIGARD LIBRARY
13500 SW HALL BLVD, Tigard, OR 97223